document.write( "Question 1198105: A soccer ball was kicked upwards. Its path can be modeled by the relation h=-0.2(d-5.5)^2 +7, where h is the ball’s height above the ground and d is the horizontal distance from where the ball was kicked, both in meters. \r
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document.write( "(a)  The vertex of this parabola is d= 5.5,  h= 7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  The ball's initial height is the value produced by the formula at d= 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Substitute d= 0 into the formula and find h = -0.2*(0-5.5)^2 + 7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Make the necessary calculations.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(c)  Plot the graph on your own.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Plotting graphs is the students' job.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(d)  In this problem, the vertex represents the point, where the socces ball is in the highest position.\r\n" );
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